Dr. Anuradha Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
Dr. Gupta's main research includes gravitational wave physics, astrophysics, physics of neutron stars and black holes, tests of general relativity, and cosmology. She is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and LISA Consortium. Dr. Gupta works towards the detection and parameter estimation of gravitational wave signals coming mostly from binary systems composed of neutron stars and black holes.
Biography
Dr. Anuradha Gupta earned her B.S. in Science from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Avadh University, India (2007); MSc in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, India (2009); and Ph.D. in Physics from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India in 2014.
Before joining the faculty at UM in 2020, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India (2014–2017); and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pennsylvania State University (2017–2020).
She holds membership with the Society of Physics Students 2023–current; International Astronomical Union 2023–current; LISA Consortium, associate member 2020–current; American Physical Society 2019–current; Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC)-3G-Science Case Team 2017–2020; Indian Association of General Relativity and Gravitation, life member 2014–current; LIGO Scientific Collaboration 2013–current; and IndIGO consortium 2013–2017.
Courses Taught
- Phys 211 Physics for Science & Engineering I
- Phys 212 Physics for Science & Engineering II
- Phys 310 Mechanics
- Phys 319 Optics
Education
M.Sc Physics, Banaras Hindu University (2009)
Ph.D. Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (2015)
Recognitions
- Excellence in Community Engagement Award, The University of Mississippi, 2024
- Second Prize, The Buchalter Cosmology Prize, 2019
- Audience Prize for Best Presentation, Annual Postdoc Research Exhibition, Penn State University, 2019
- Cosmology Prize, Gruber Foundation , 2016
- Best Poster Prize, WE-Heraeus Seminar on Equations of Motion in Relativistic Gravity, Germany , 2013
- Qualified CSIR-UGC, National Eligibility Test, India, 2008, 2009